Printout of newspaper collage. Large text. Images in black and white. Color images of students.

Ryan Fitzgibbon graduated from Grand Valley with a degree in graphic design in 2009 and quickly began a career working with different design companies across the country. In 2012, he started the magazine titled “Hello Mr.” From 2012 until 2018, the magazine formed a community of like-minded individuals and amplified the voices of emerging and established artists, writers, and photographers who helped shape the change in LGBTQ+ media by championing inclusive representation of queer people. “Hello Mr. was a space to understand one another better through a deeper understanding of ourselves. But it became something bigger. Together, we built a platform to showcase unheard queer stories on a global stage.” -Ryan Fitzgibbon